// Station · 1h 1m ago · STALE
EGYE
RAF Barkston Heath
CAT VFR
WIND 070° / 14 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 18°C / 10°C
ALTIM 30.36 inHg
ELEV 367 FT
52.9606°N / 0.5594°W
LOCATION · Grantham, Lincolnshire, GB
WIND
070°14 kt
EGYE · 367 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 08Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
070°/14
VIS
6+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
18 / 10
ALTIM
30.36"
// Interpretation
VFR with brisk winds at 070°/14 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and no reported cloud layers. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR EGYE 270850Z 07014KT CAVOK 18/10 Q1028 RMK BLU
EGYE · day 27 at 08:50 UTC · wind from 070° at 14 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 18°C / dewpoint 10°C · altimeter 30.36" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 070° @ 14 kt
3 USABLE · 3 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
WIND
070°14 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
3 usable
06★
HDG 060°
H14 kt
X2 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 5,722'
10
HDG 100°
H12 kt
X7 kt LEFT
4,193'
36
HDG 360°
H5 kt
X13 kt RIGHT
⚠ HIGH XW · 93%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
3 ends
18
HDG 180°
T5 kt
X13 kt LEFT
—
28
HDG 280°
T12 kt
X7 kt RIGHT
—
24
HDG 240°
T14 kt
X2 kt LEFT
—
Pattern altitude: 1,367 ft MSL (1,000 ft AGL).
Verify pattern direction and altitude with the chart supplement before flying.
// On calm winds (<3 kt), all runways are usable — favor the longest or whatever the pattern calls for.
// Density altitude · ISA +3°C
300FT
-67 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -1,500 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV367 FT
OAT+18°C
ISA DELTA+3°C
PRESSURE ALT-70 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at EGNX
(East Midlands Airport, Nottingham, Leicestershire, elev 306 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+3%
-2%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+2%
-1%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+1%
-1%
Approximate using ~10% perf loss / 1,000 ft DA for normally aspirated, scaled by powerplant type. Verify with your aircraft's POH for accurate numbers — especially above 5,000 ft DA where these rules of thumb diverge.
// Cloud layers · clear · no layers reported
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+0)
03:49ZSUNRISE
12:00ZSOLAR NOON
20:12ZSUNSET
20:59ZCIVIL END
CURRENT09:51Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING10h 20m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS20:59Z (11h 07m)
DAY LENGTH16h 22m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION82%
MOONRISE12:30Z
MOONSET04:52Z
FULL MOON IN4 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
EGYD
VFR
RAF Cranwell · Sleaford, Lincolnshire
- WIND
- 090° / 15 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 5 NM NE
- AGE
- 31m ago
EGXW
VFR
RAF Waddington · Lincoln, Lincolnshire
- WIND
- 080° / 13 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 12 NM N
- AGE
- 31m ago
EGXC
VFR
RAF Coningsby · Lincoln, Lincolnshire
- WIND
- 090° / 13 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW030
- DIST
- 16 NM NE
- AGE
- 31m ago
EGXT
VFR
RAF Wittering · Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
- WIND
- 050° / 13 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 21 NM S
- AGE
- 31m ago
EGNX
VFR
East Midlands Airport · Nottingham, Leicestershire
- WIND
- 060° / 11 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 29 NM W
- AGE
- 31m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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